William Eichler 02 June 2025

Bristol council considers scrapping Knowledge Test

Bristol council considers scrapping Knowledge Test image
Taxis wait at Bristol station. © Enrique Garcia Navarro / Shutterstock.com.

Bristol City Council is considering scrapping the city’s Knowledge Test because it presents a ‘significant barrier’ to new taxi drivers.

The test, which requires taxi drivers to memorise road names, is ‘outdated’ because the vast majority of drivers use satellite navigation devices, according to a council report.

Just eight of the 133 people to take the 90-minute test this year passed.

‘The level of detailed local knowledge required to pass the test is significant and represents a significant barrier to entering the trade,’ the report said.

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